Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst (Brian Wilde), William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis). Copyright: BBC
Last Of The Summer Wine

Last Of The Summer Wine

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1973 - 2010
  • 295 episodes (31 series)

Gentle sitcom following a group of pensioners living in Yorkshire. This show was Britain's longest-running TV sitcom. Stars Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Brian Murphy, Michael Bates and more.

Episode menu

Series 19, Episode 1 - Beware Of The Oglethorpe

Compo volunteers for the dangerous task of testing Wesley's latest invention.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 4th January 1998
Time
6:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

  1. Thursday 2nd May 2024 at 11:40am on Gold
  2. Thursday 2nd May 2024 at 5:00pm on Gold

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 15th August 2011 1:20pm Gold
Saturday 24th September 2011 8:40am Gold
Saturday 19th November 2011 12:10pm Gold
Sunday 20th November 2011 9:00am Gold
Thursday 16th February 2012 12:00pm Gold
Thursday 16th February 2012 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 26th April 2012 3:20pm Yesterday
Thursday 26th April 2012 7:50pm Yesterday
Saturday 25th August 2012 8:20pm Yesterday
Sunday 26th August 2012 4:40pm Yesterday
Monday 17th September 2012 11:40am Gold
Monday 17th September 2012 5:40pm Gold
Thursday 11th April 2013 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 31st July 2013 10:35am Gold
Wednesday 31st July 2013 4:00pm Gold
Saturday 30th November 2013 3:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 1st December 2013 12:40pm Yesterday
Friday 24th January 2014 10:30am Gold
Friday 24th January 2014 5:20pm Gold
Saturday 12th April 2014 7:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 13th April 2014 5:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 27th April 2014 7:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 31st August 2014 9:55am Gold
Sunday 31st August 2014 4:30pm Gold
Thursday 19th February 2015 11:40am Gold
Thursday 19th February 2015 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 2nd May 2015 7:10am Gold
Friday 6th May 2016 9:35am Gold
Tuesday 6th September 2016 8:45am Gold
Tuesday 6th September 2016 3:50pm Gold
Friday 2nd December 2016 1:00pm Drama
Friday 2nd December 2016 6:40pm Drama
Friday 28th April 2017 4:20pm Gold
Saturday 29th April 2017 11:10am Gold
Tuesday 16th January 2018 1:00pm Drama
Tuesday 16th January 2018 6:40pm Drama
Thursday 25th January 2018 10:40am Gold
Thursday 25th January 2018 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 8th May 2018 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 8th May 2018 3:40pm Gold
Wednesday 15th August 2018 1:20pm Drama
Wednesday 15th August 2018 7:20pm Drama
Thursday 30th August 2018 10:40am Gold
Thursday 30th August 2018 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 19th February 2019 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 19th February 2019 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 10th July 2019 10:30am Gold
Wednesday 10th July 2019 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 17th September 2019 7:20pm Drama
Friday 10th January 2020 10:20am Gold
Friday 10th January 2020 4:20pm Gold
Thursday 14th May 2020 11:00am Gold
Thursday 14th May 2020 4:20pm Gold
Monday 24th August 2020 7:20pm Drama
Friday 25th September 2020 9:35am Gold
Friday 25th September 2020 4:55pm Gold
Tuesday 4th May 2021 6:40pm Drama
Friday 14th May 2021 9:40am Gold
Friday 14th May 2021 4:20pm Gold
Friday 19th November 2021 10:30am Gold
Friday 19th November 2021 5:20pm Gold
Thursday 10th March 2022 7:20pm Drama
Monday 4th July 2022 10:20am Gold
Monday 4th July 2022 2:50pm Gold
Tuesday 4th October 2022 7:20pm Drama
Monday 27th February 2023 10:40am Gold
Monday 27th February 2023 3:20pm Gold
Thursday 27th April 2023 7:20pm Drama
Wednesday 6th September 2023 10:20am Gold
Wednesday 6th September 2023 3:40pm Gold
Monday 6th November 2023 7:20pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Bill Owen William 'Compo' Simmonite
Peter Sallis Norman Clegg
Frank Thornton Herbert 'Truly' Truelove
Mike Grady Barry Wilkinson
Kathy Staff Nora Batty
Sarah Thomas Glenda Wilkinson
Jean Fergusson Marina
Robert Fyfe Howard Sibshaw
Juliette Kaplan Pearl Sibshaw
Jane Freeman Ivy
Jean Alexander Aunty Wainwright
Gordon Wharmby Wesley Pegden
Thora Hird Edith Pegden
Guest cast
Norman Mitchell Duckworth
Shirley Vaughan Neighbour
Writing team
Roy Clarke Writer
Production team
Alan J. W. Bell Director
Alan J. W. Bell Producer
Andrew Wilde Editor
Stephan Paczai Production Designer
Pat O'Shea Director of Photography
Theresa Hughes Costume Designer
Pam Fox (as Pamela Fox) Make-up Designer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer

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